Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-der.
Latin lectus
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Italic *-ā
Latin -a
Latin -āria
Late Latin lectuāria
Old French litiere
Anglo-Norman literebor.
Middle English litere
English litter
Inherited from Middle English litere, borrowed from Anglo-Norman litere, from Old French litiere (“bedding; bed of loose straw; litter”), from Late Latin lectuāria, from Latin lectus + -āria.
Meanings
(comparative, form-of) comparative form of lit: more lit
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-der.
Latin lectus
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Italic *-ā
Latin -a
Latin -āria
Late Latin lectuāria
Old French litiere
Anglo-Norman literebor.
Middle English litere
English litter
Inherited from Middle English litere, borrowed from Anglo-Norman litere, from Old French litiere (“bedding; bed of loose straw; litter”), from Late Latin lectuāria, from Latin lectus + -āria.
Meanings
(uncountable) Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
The afterwards dry the horsedung in the sun, beat it with a mallet through fine sieves, and make it into litter for the horses; for no straw can be obtained for litter in Constantinople. 1862, Albert Henry Wratislaw, Adventures of Baron Wenceslas Wratislaw of Mitrowitz..., Book II, p. 59:
To place daily under those Animals... a sufficient quantity of fresh New Straw, well spread, which is call'd making of Litter. 1693, Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie, translated by John Evelyn, The Compleat Gard'ner..., page 54:
John Baldwin held the manor of Oterarsee in Aylesbury of the king in soccage, by the service of finding litter for the king's bed, viz. in summer grass or herbs, and in winter straw. 1774, Joseph Collyer, The History of England..., volume II, page 126:
Quen he had made me hale and fere a. 1325, Cursor Mundi (Vespasian MS), lines 13817–8
As pelows ben to chambres agreable
So is harde strawe lytter for the stable. c. 1430, John Lydgate, Horse, Goose, and Sheep:
(countable, obsolete) Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. ▸ A bed, especially a pile of straw (sometimes also with blankets) used as a bed.
Tho laye they doun on a lytier made of strawe, the foxe, hys wyf and hys chyldren wente alle to slepe. 1481, The Historye of Reynart the Foxe, William Caxton, page 57:
Near-synonyms: pallet, straw bed, hay bed (all broadly synonymous)
The traitours sought the Kyng... yn the withdrawyng chaumburs, yn the litters, undir the presses. 1440, John Shirley, The Full Lamentable Cronycle of the Dethe and False Murdure of James Stewarde..., page 17:
They slept upon litters of jungle grasses, and for covering at night Jane Porter had only an old ulster that belonged to Clayton, the same garment that he had worn upon that memorable trip to the Wisconsin woods. 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 177:
(uncountable) Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. ▸ Animal bedding together with its dung.
Silkworms... must be well cleansed from the litter. 1835, Andrew Ure, The Philosophy of Manufactures, page 232:
The heir of an estate... troubled himself little about decorating his abode, and, if he attempted decoration, seldom produced anything but deformity. The litter of a farmyard gathered under the windows of his bedchamber, and the cabbages and gooseberry bushes grew close to his hall door. 1849, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England..., volume I, page 320:
(countable) A mobile bed or couch transported upon or suspended from poles placed over human shoulders or animal backs.
Glou. There is a Litter ready, lay him in't,
And driue toward Douer friend... c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vi]:
... In a lytter made tho full royall... 1410s, John Lydgate, Troy Book, Canto II
(countable) A mobile bed or couch transported upon or suspended from poles placed over human shoulders or animal backs. ▸ Synonym of stretcher, such a vehicle used for transporting the sick and injured, inclusive of designs carried in the hand.
He ordeyned lyttyers for the wounded knyghtes. c. 1480, Thomas Malory, chapter XIX, in Morte d'Arthur:
(broadly, countable) A mobile bed or couch transported upon or suspended from poles placed over human shoulders or animal backs. ▸ Any of the other similar conveyances, such as sedan chairs, hammock litters, and the like.
When they went out, they sat in litters, which were curtained. 1922, Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization, page 219:
"The Chengtu revolutionaries were fantastically colourful in the Szechwanese manner—they costumed themselves as heroes of the stage and their energies were chiefly occupied in tying ropes across the main streets so that when Imperial officials rode by in their litters they would have to get down and crawl under, losing face. 1942 March, “Notes and News: Monument to a Stillborn Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 88:
(obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of straw, grass, etc. more generally, particularly in plaster, thatch, and mulch.
(countable, obsolete) An act of giving birth to a number of live young at the same time.
Let new planted Elms be kept moist by frequent refreſhings upon ſome half-rotten Fern, or Litter laid about the foot of the ſtem... 1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], “. Chapter IV. Of the Elm.”, in Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC, page 19:
(collective, countable) The whole group of live young born at the same time, typically in reference to mammals or (figurative, derogatory) unpleasant people or objects.
The runt of the litter is the smallest or weakest of a group of puppies born together.
When a man had married into a family where there was a whole litter of women, he might have plenty to put up with if he choose. 1860, George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss, volume I, page 137:
Strongly-marked differences occasionally appear in the young of the same litter. 1859, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species..., p. 10
A Wolf came to a Sow, and very Kindly Offer'd to take care of her Litter. 1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC:
(uncountable) Waste or debris, originally any mess but now particularly trash left or thrown on the ground.
In the case of a simple problem such as littering, the success or failure of a solution can immediately be assessed once and for all. A successful solution is one that results in no litter being present. Assuming the solution did not involve summarily executing anyone suspected of being about to drop litter, it is unlikely to have significant second-order effects. 2023, Charles Chao Rong Phua, Policy Strategy and Innovation Primer..., p. 22
What are you doing?! There's a litter bin not three feet away.
Near-synonyms: garbage; see also Thesaurus:trash
Strephon, who found the room was void
And Betty otherwise employed,
Stole in and took a strict survey
Of all the litter as it lay.... 1730, Jonathan Swift, The Lady's Dressing Room:
The British people seem incapable of avoiding the habit of leaving litter wherever they go, and the railways certainly seem to receive their fair share of it, in carriages and on stations. 1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 254:
(countable, uncommon) A bed, a substrate formed from loose materials.
Having first made a litter of shingles, planks or billets, with a layer of charcoal powder several inches in thickness... 1848, Friedrich Ludwig Knapp, translated by Edmund Ronalds et al., Chemical Technology, volume I, page 35:
(uncountable) The layer of fallen leaves and other loose organic material on the ground in a forest.
Litter, that portion of the forest floor which is not in an advanced state of decomposition. 1905, "Terms Used in Forestry and Logging", Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Forestry, No. 61, p. 14
Forest animals use leaf litter in a variety of ways, including as food, shelter, nesting material, bedding, and camouflage.
(uncountable) Fuller's earth, clay pellets, wood chips, or other similar loose absorbent materials used for the waste of pet animals.
Change the cat litter fer chrissakes. This place reeks.
dooly (wheelless human or animal transport) · hammock litter (wheelless human or animal transport) · jampan (wheelless human or animal transport) · norimono (wheelless human or animal transport) · nalki (wheelless human or animal transport) · andor (wheelless human or animal transport) · cacolet (wheelless human or animal transport) · chowpaul (wheelless human or animal transport) · meeana (wheelless human or animal transport) · mule litter (wheelless human or animal transport) · mikoshi (wheelless human or animal transport) · sedan chair (wheelless human or animal transport) · palki (wheelless human or animal transport) · takhtrawan (wheelless human or animal transport) · lectica (wheelless human or animal transport) · mihaffa (wheelless human or animal transport) · jaun (wheelless human or animal transport) · andor (wheelless human or animal transport) · palanquin (wheelless human or animal transport) · tonjon (wheelless human or animal transport) · sedan (wheelless human or animal transport) · gestatorial chair (wheelless human or animal transport) · kago (wheelless human or animal transport) · mancheel (wheelless human or animal transport) · horse litter (wheelless human or animal transport) · dandy (wheelless human or animal transport) · kajawah (wheelless human or animal transport)
lv vaisla (animals born in one birth) · nrf portée (animals born in one birth) · gl rolada (animals born in one birth) · it immondizia (discarded items) · ar مِحَفَّة (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · he מטה (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · izh moška (discarded items) · pt ninhada (animals born in one birth) · io kamilo (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · be по́дсьціл (bedding for animals) · it sedia gestatoria (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · cmn 垃圾 (discarded items) · la lectica funebris (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · hi डोली (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · lt pabiros (discarded items) · ru вы́водок (animals born in one birth) · sv avfall (discarded items) · sv bår (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · nl afval (discarded items) · be насі́лкі (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · nl strooisel (bedding for animals) · mk но́силка (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · mi whataamo (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · sh léglo (animals born in one birth) · ru носи́лки (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · ro lectică (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · is rusl (discarded items) · es lechigada (animals born in one birth) · mi punipuni (animals born in one birth) · mk о́тпадок (discarded items) · et pesakond (animals born in one birth) · mk ѓу́бре (discarded items) · cy elor (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · es lecho (bedding for animals) · ja 輿 (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · gl niñada (animals born in one birth) · sa दोल (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · br torad (animals born in one birth) · it portantina (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · ca escombraries (discarded items) · sh ле́гло (animals born in one birth) · hu hordágy (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · ru подсти́лка (bedding for animals) · fr litière (material for litter tray) · ru подсти́лка (material for litter tray) · fr litière (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) · cy llaesodr (bedding for animals) · cy gwasarn (bedding for animals) · es colchón de hojas (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) · ca brossa (discarded items) · it palanchino (palanquin) (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · lt šiukšlės (discarded items) · pl ściółka (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) · izh rikka (discarded items) · fi poikue (animals born in one birth) · mk ко́тило (animals born in one birth) · la lectus funebris (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · la lectica (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · gl mulime (bedding for animals) · cmn 窝 (animals born in one birth) · es cachillada (animals born in one birth) · pl miot (animals born in one birth) · gl mulime (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) · de Unrat (discarded items) · pt andor (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · is got (animals born in one birth) · es ventregada (animals born in one birth) · es lecho (material for litter tray) · pl lektyka (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · pt lixo (discarded items) · be паланкі́н (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · cmn 輿 /舆 (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · ja 乗り物 (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · pt maca (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · fr détritus (discarded items) · gl liteira (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · sh но̀сӣљка (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · sv strö (material for litter tray) · mi kauamo (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · be по́дсціл (bedding for animals) · fr litière (bedding for animals) · it cucciolata (animals born in one birth) · de Bahre (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · sv fjolårslöv (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) · nl vuilnis (discarded items) · bg носи́лка (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · sv skräp (discarded items) · es basuraleza (discarded items) · it spazzatura (discarded items) · gl batume (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) · xum 𐌚𐌄𐌓𐌉𐌍𐌄 (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · es detritus (discarded items) · la basterna (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · tr tahtırevan (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · es litera (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · is samburar (animals born in one birth) · cy torraid (animals born in one birth) · sl nosilnica (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · uk пости́лка (bedding for animals) · ja ごみ (discarded items) · bg постеля (bedding for animals) · uk смі́ття (discarded items) · uk сміття́ (discarded items) · ja 一腹の子 (animals born in one birth) · gl louza (bedding for animals) · ccc pujchi (animals born in one birth) · de Abfälle (discarded items) · uk носи́лки (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · ru паланки́н (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · sv lövtäcke (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) · nl rosbaar (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · nl draagstoel (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · mi parahanga (discarded items) · gl frouma (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) · gl lixo (discarded items) · la feretrum (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · nl draagkoets (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · hy պատգարակ (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · ru припло́д (animals born in one birth) · ru му́сор (discarded items) · fi pesue (animals born in one birth) · hu alom (bedding for animals) · hu szemét (discarded items) · de Streu (bedding for animals) · la lecticula (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · gl fronza (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) · be смяццё (discarded items) · cs mrť (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) · fi kantotuoli (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · gl camada (animals born in one birth) · sl leglo (animals born in one birth) · eo portilo (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · pl żwirek (material for litter tray) · ota سدیه (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · it seggetta (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · uk носи́лка (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · it lettiga (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · lt vada (animals born in one birth) · uk підсти́лка (bedding for animals) · sv strö (bedding for animals) · de Müll (discarded items) · is drasl (discarded items) · gl estrume (bedding for animals) · mi kauhoa (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · hi डोला (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · fi roska (discarded items) · nrf câlée (animals born in one birth) · es cama (bedding for animals) · nrf nichie (animals born in one birth) · ja 神輿 (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · de Streu (material for litter tray) · izh roska (discarded items) · de Bodenstreu (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) · es camada (animals born in one birth) · tr altlık (bedding for animals) · de Streu (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) · la capulum (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · be сме́цце (discarded items) · ja 駕籠 (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · ca ventrada (animals born in one birth) · pt liteira (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · qu wantu (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · ro litieră (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · gl estrume (material for litter tray) · nl vuil (discarded items) · hu alom (animals born in one birth) · de Einstreu (material for litter tray) · ml ചവറ് (discarded items) · ru помёт (animals born in one birth) · sv sopor (discarded items) · mg ankolany (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · tr teskere (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · fi karike (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) · fi roina (discarded items) · gl andas (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · nl draagbaar (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · de Wurf (animals born in one birth) · pl ściółka (bedding for animals) · ast estru (bedding for animals) · sv kull (animals born in one birth) · it lettiera (bedding for animals) · de Sänfte (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · nb kull (animals born in one birth) · de Trage (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · nl zwerfafval (discarded items) · de Stroh (bedding for animals) · es artolas (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · bg коти́ло (animals born in one birth) · be сьмяцьцё (discarded items) · gl valume (bedding for animals) · fi pentue (animals born in one birth) · fi kuivike (bedding for animals) · be вы́вадак (animals born in one birth) · hy դեսպակ (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · gl estrume (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) · da kuld (animals born in one birth) · ms seperinduk (animals born in one birth) · he שגר (animals born in one birth) · pl ściółka (material for litter tray) · fi kuivike (material for litter tray) · tr sedye (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · hi पालकी (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · uk паланкі́н (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · cs nosítka (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · ms perinduk (animals born in one birth) · ca deixalles (discarded items) · ota تسكره (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · hu alom (material for litter tray) · de Abfall (discarded items) · grc φορεῖον (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · es basura (discarded items) · sv bärstol (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · sh nòsīljka (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · cmn 擔架 /担架 (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · uk ви́водок (animals born in one birth) · nl worp (animals born in one birth) · nl zwerfvuil (discarded items) · bg боклу́к (discarded items) · hu hordszék (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · hu hulladék (discarded items) · cy llaesod (bedding for animals) · cy torllwyth (animals born in one birth) · egy q:n-i-W-D32:xt (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · ru сор (discarded items) · kk қоқыс (discarded items) · pl śmieci (discarded items) · nn bøle (animals born in one birth) · fr litière (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · cmn 轎 /轿 (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · fr portée (animals born in one birth) · nn kull (animals born in one birth) · it rifiuti (discarded items) · pt charola (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · gl estrumeira (discarded items) · cmn 垫料 (bedding for animals) · la sella (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · is ungar (animals born in one birth) · ga ál (animals born in one birth) · bg паланки́н (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · et varis (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) · cmn 枯枝落叶层 (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) · pt palanquim (platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin) · it lettiera (material for litter tray)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-der.
Latin lectus
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Italic *-ā
Latin -a
Latin -āria
Late Latin lectuāria
Old French litiere
Anglo-Norman literebor.
Middle English litere
English litter
Inherited from Middle English litere, borrowed from Anglo-Norman litere, from Old French litiere (“bedding; bed of loose straw; litter”), from Late Latin lectuāria, from Latin lectus + -āria.
Meanings
(intransitive) To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).
By tossing the bottle out the window, he was littering.
(transitive) To scatter carelessly about.
(transitive) To strew (a place) with scattered articles.
A single written sheet of paper was on the table near her—but there were more than a hundred others, torn across, littering the floor. 1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:
Their Clamour, 'lighting from their Chairs, / Grew lowder, all the way up Stairs; / At Entrance louder, where they found, / The Room with Volumes litter'd round; […] 1726, [Jonathan Swift], Cadenus and Vanessa. A Poem, London: […] J. Roberts […], →OCLC, page 18:
(transitive) To give birth to, in the manner of animals.
The son that she did litter here, / A freckled whelp hagborn. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
We might conceive that dogs were created blind, because we observe they were littered so with us. 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
(intransitive) To produce a litter of young.
A desert […] where the she-wolf still littered. 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XII, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
(transitive) To supply (cattle etc.) with litter; to cover with litter, as the floor of a stall.
For his ease, well litter'd was the floor. 1700, [John] Dryden, Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
Tell them how they litter their jades. 1693, John Hacket, Scrinia reserata: a Memorial offered to the great Deservings of John Williams:
(intransitive) To be supplied with litter as bedding; to sleep or make one's bed in litter.
The inn where he and his horse litter'd. 1634, William Habington, Castara:
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